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INTERVIEW WITH HONTIVEROS ON WIRE TAPPING - NewspaperPH

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said he will not resign from his post as long as he has the trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte. This, amid Senator Risa Hontiveros' call for Aguirre to quit, alleging the secretary of using his position to harass opposition senators by threatening them with lawsuits. "For as long as I enjoy the confidence of President Duterte who appointed me, I will continue serving as the steward of your DOJ," he said in a statement. A lawyer said Senator Risa Hontiveros could not be held liable for disclosing supposed text exchanges between Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II and former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto Paras. "She was not the one doing it. And whoever did it did not do it intentionally. There is no wiretapping here. This is a picture taken by someone without intent to see what is in the message," former Ateneo School of Government dean Antonio La Viña.

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INTERVIEW WITH HONTIVEROS ON WIRE TAPPING - NewspaperPH
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